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[–] BehindetheClouds@reddthat.com 16 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

As somebody who's been to South Africa, this is really funny to me. Especially considering my heritage is all-purpose dough and nobody bothered to genocide me while I was there.

South Africa has a lot of problems, genocide ain't one of them.

[–] WatDabney@sopuli.xyz 38 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The US is truly a kakistocracy.

[–] inari@piefed.zip 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Democracy, for better or worse, is a popularity contest

[–] ink@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 days ago

the electoral college is about who can gerrymander more districts. we would be better off if it were actually about popularity.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago

Trump importing Republican voters again, i see?

[–] baggachipz@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Has anybody thought about their plight? Like, they have no servants here. How is that living?!

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

I heard the last batch a lot of them went back because America is to dangerous.

[–] newton@feddit.online 2 points 2 days ago

Maybe use Black americans ? /s

[–] huppakee@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

I heard it's not the upper class that's going there

[–] thlibos@thelemmy.club 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

When does Die Antwoord arrive?

[–] tektite@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 day ago

Apparently they're child abusers who are cool with blackface so it should be any day now.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago

Do whatever and Just call it an emergency

[–] Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago

How are previous comments about how stupid this is not automatically included?

[–] Bluegrass_Addict@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

he's bringing in his own voters and people to give guns too. they aren't American and will have zero issues in shooting civilians. he will ramp up is assault on citizens.

[–] HarneyToker@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Is that blanket fear of a particular group of immigrants I detect?

[–] Bluegrass_Addict@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

random South Africans that are suddenly wanting to go to USA, AND is being promoted by donald when he's currently attacking and deporting minorities without due process?

Yeh, but it's not an issue with South Africans... it's an issue with donald supporting it... if he supports it, chances are it's bad

don't misunderstand me here.. I have zero issues with immigration or people from vArious cultures. it's literally the best way hands down, to process the human race to be better globally... but when a tyrannical president, who is known for nonstop corruption, and waging war against citizens promotes the very thing he is actively fighting... then why would I not give it a blanket bad?

if donald was not involved, I'd have no issue with it.

[–] Jax@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

My guy, two of the literal evilest people on the planet are South African (Elon Musk and Peter Thiel).

Edit: sorry, I guess Thiel only briefly lived there as a child. He describes it as formative experience.